J.C. Short

general farmer and stock raiser, residing in Cynthian township,Shelby county, O.; was born on this place, the old family home-steadJanuary 25, 1872, and is a son of John Short, one of the old andrespected residents of this section. J. C. Short was primarilyeducated in the Short Special School District and afterward attendedthe Normal School at Lebanon, O., and then engaged for a time inteaching school in his own and neighboring townships. In more or lessdegree he has always engaged in farming and since marriage hasdevoted himself entirely to agricultural activities. This farm is theold Moyer homestead and here Mr. Short's mother was born, GrandfatherMoyer having entered the land. There are eighty acres in the farm andit has been improved by J. C. Short and his father and is one of thefine farms of Cynthian township, J. C. Short was married on May 1,1901, to Miss Sarah Anderson, a daughter of I. N. and Catherine(Peters) Anderson, of Miami county, O. Mr. and Mrs. Short have oneson, a bright youth of ten years who is making satisfactory progressat school and the name of John Emery Short stands on the record ofthe Oran Special School District with many credit marks attached.Since January, 1912, Mr. Short has been a member of the school board,elected on the democratic ticket. Mr. Short and family are members ofthe CIiristian church at Oran, O., their farm lying one mile northand one and one-half mile west of that town,